23 Jul 2016 16:55 Gowran Park
Winner: €12,001 (Penalty: €7,379); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(9) |   | - | Queen Alphabet (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 10) | 2-3211 / 7 | Flat (32), Jump (9) | Jack Kennedy | Peter Fahey Mrs Carmel Ennis | 7/2 | |
| made virtually all, went clear travelling well entering straight, pushed along and clear 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(8) |   | 6 L | My Direction (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 22/0- / 9 | Flat (360), Jump (38) | Colin Keane | Miss Ellmarie Holden Mrs Catherine Holden | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, progress into 5th and ridden entering straight, went 2nd 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(6) |   | 2 L | Elm Grove (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 13-1440 / 7 | Flat (50) | W J Lee | W McCreery John Malone | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th 4f out, ridden entering straight, moderate 4th 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(3) |   | ¾ L | Melanna (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 7-67702 / 8 | Flat (13), Jump (342) | R P Downey | J M Barrett Brandsby Racing | 5/1 | |
| slowly into stride and in rear, progress 3f out, ridden in 6th over 2f out, moderate 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(4) |   | 8 L | Aurelia Cotta (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 411407- / 5 | Flat (295) | D P Linehan | A Mullins B A Murphy | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, progress into 3rd and ridden entering straight, dropped to moderate 5th over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(7) |   | 4¼ L | Posing (USA) (filly, bay, 9 11) | 2-13 / 4 | Flat (79) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Derrick Smith &… | 13/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden on outer 3f out, no impression, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(5) |   | ¾ L | I'll Be Your Clown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 13) | 55-0027 / 8 | Flat (16), Jump (531) | Chris Hayes | A Oliver Mr S Dixon | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden in 4th on outer entering straight, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(2) |   | 4½ L | Pat Harkin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 0-27935 / 4 | Flat (15) | R D Dolan | P J Prendergast Mrs M Togher | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders on inner, ridden in 2nd entering straight, weakened from 2f out, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(1) |   | 4½ L | Mainicin (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 06-0991 / 6 | Flat (9) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 7/2 | |
| soon chased leaders, 3rd 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
